Single Sex School vs. Coed Schools

Kerry Brennan, headmaster of Collegiate School in New York, says, " In boy's schools, boys are given time to grow up at their own pace, whereas in a coed setting, girls' earlier and more advanced clocks define everything"(Wolcott). Emil is now a junior at the Roxbury Latin School and has no regrets. Students who attended a co-ed school feel that coeducation leads to the improvement in social skill and personal development. In addition, women at all-women's colleges are more likely to major in math or science, and are two to three times more likely to become doctors (Sadker), which was never heard of before. students increases in intellectual self esteem, and more satisfied with practically all aspects of their college experience compared with their counterparts in coeducational institutions" (Alexander Astin, Four Critical Years)Despite the fact that 2. Many believe that "co-education is the most natural and best form of education" (Why Co-education). Disadvantages of Single Sex SchoolsNot everyone is a fan of boys' schools. Rick Hawley, head of the University School (the largest private boys' school in America) says, "There's simply a tempo and sequence to the way boys learn that is not better or worse but different" (Wolcott). They use teaching materials and textbooks without male bias, and allow girls to participate in class discussions, which boys dominate in co-educational schools. These benefits include: small classes that give a greater opportunity for participation; creating a higher level of self esteem: generates greater satisfaction for their students academically, developmentally, and personally; a more likely hood of graduation; and most student earn a larger income after graduation then those who graduate from a co-ed college (Page Wise). Therefore, boys and girls who attend a single sex school still get a chance to socialize with members of the opposite sex. This may be the answer to the problems that they are having in the coed schools. congress members and one third of the female board members of Fortune 1000 companies. Like Emil, Greg O'Connell, a Belmont Hill senior, agrees with the choice to go to a single sex school. Roxbury Latin, Belmont Hill and other all boys' school often have dances with nearby all girls' schools and have other jointly held events (Wolcott).